Month: November 2008

November 29, 2008

>Staunton Keeps Getting Cooler

>As much as I like living in the country, part of me thinks (part of the part that thinks, that is) that living in…
November 29, 2008

>New York Times Notable Books of 2008

>It’s time for the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2008. On the Fiction & Poetry side of the ledger, I’ve read a…
November 29, 2008

>ASC: Actor Interview

>An interview with John Harrell and John Pasha from American Shakespeare Center
November 27, 2008

>Thistle at Folly Mills

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November 27, 2008

>ASC: More Twelfth Night

>Because the current American Shakespeare Center season (Twelfth Night, King Lear, Richard II, and Measure for Measure) is coming to a close and next…
November 25, 2008

>The New Yorker: "Ghosts" by Edwidge Danticat

>I’m torn. On the one hand, this is a marvelous story, filled with tension, beautiful language, an exotic setting, and resounding symbolism (the meaning…
November 24, 2008

>Secret [Literary] Santa

>How does exchanging gifts with complete strangers sound? Nah, I don’t much care for the idea either. Except, here’s the plan: it’s going to…
November 23, 2008

>Very Short Novels

>Check out this new-to-me blog: David B. Dale’s Very Short Novels. 299 words . . .
November 22, 2008

>Quick Fiction #14

>Issue #14 of Quick Fiction is available for pre-order. I reccommend it highly, because it includes my short-short story, “Papel Picado.”
November 22, 2008

>ASC: Richard II, the second

>As I’ve mentioned before, our American Shakespeare Center is doing all the history plays over the next few seasons, which is a project that…